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Until 8th June this year there had only ever been 1 record of Scarce Chaser in Shropshire made at Attingham Park in 2008. Jimmy Yau has now photographed this individual at Severn Valley Country Park…

Two more species are on the wing with Golden-ringed Dragonfly (left and below left) being seen by Jan Shields at Pole Cottage on the Longmynd and Black-tailed Skimmer being recorded by Chris Shaw in Telford…

Returned from hols and catching up still on all records, but a heads up that Paul Roughley has seen 2 Norfolk Hawkers in Montgomeryshire on the Montgomery Canal near to the Claypits Reserve. Keep your…

A strange spring with a sudden heat wave seems to result in smaller shallower pools really getting underway, but larger waterbodies still with very few if any dragonflies. I checked a few larger sites yesterday…

Sunday 24th May saw some of the first Emperors emerging. A teneral was seen in Chelmarsh and I was lucky enough to visit Anne Bradley's ponds in Pontesbury where we saw around 20 Emperor exuviae!…

Seems it's been a long time coming, but things are picking up a little and I've had the first Chasers emerging from my pond finally. Jan Shields has sent in these lovely photos of Banded…

A record for a female immature White-legged Damselfly has been made near the River West Onny just East of Lydham. This record has come in via iNat to iRecord so sadly I cannot contact the…

This time last year we were up to our eyes in dragonflies on the wing and yet this year despite the list of species growing, sightings are few and far between. Ivan Grove recorded this…

Stephen Barlow and Jake Dudderidge have both been enjoying Demoiselles and Clubtails on the River Severn in Shrewsbury. Stephen sent in these photos  illustrating the 'clubbed tail' of the adult male. Typically only Banded Demoiselles…

Paul Roughley has sent in these lovely photos of Common Clubtail exuviae and the emergent adult seen by Crewgreen Bridge near the confluence of the Rivers Vyrnwy and Severn...right on the Shropshire border! At first…